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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 4 Feb 1998.
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Extended ascii

Extended ascii

alt.ascii-art · 2 messages · 4 Feb 1998
RE: ASCII fades
BY: Dan Martin <ted...@netcom.ca>@32767.FileNet

�I'm completely new to the ASCII world but i've noticed that some
�programs (like the dos prompt) support ASCII caracters into the 200's.
�For example: Go to dos and hold ALT and type in 176 on the key pad and
�release alt. Why is it that no ASCII chart shows these symbols? Does
�anyone know of a chart with these symbols?
�Thanks in advance,

That's extended ASCii genraly used in ANSi art. Extended ASCii is frowned on
here because of it's ill effects on graphical news readers. I belive anything
above ALT-127 is considderd extended. You can find a chart in PCmag (Oct 7,
1997) Page 307 in "User-to-User".




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>That's extended ASCii genraly used in ANSi art. Extended ASCii is frowned on
>here because of it's ill effects on graphical news readers. I belive anything
>above ALT-127 is considderd extended. You can find a chart in PCmag (Oct 7,
>1997) Page 307 in "User-to-User".

Or just type at the prompt
qbasic

and look in the online help.  Under contents, I think, there is a chart.  A
chart is there somewhere...

Leo
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